Panaracer
T-Serv Kevlar
Tires - Clincher

Product Description

Panaracer T-Serv Protex Tire An urban favorite: the choice of many messengers and urban commuters. Duro Protex improves on the original Duro by adding a Protex breaker to the super tough 3D casing. Protex is a proprietary additi...

User Reviews

Strengths: Light for their width, no flats (yet), great value, good ride on pavement or crushed rock.

Weaknesses: None yet.

Bottom Line:

I live near the Katy Trail, so I do about 75 mi. a week of training on it. I was looking for a relatively light, but tough tire that didn't break the bank. I wasn't sure how these "urban" tires would work on the crushed limestone surface, but after a year of use with no flats and no significant wear, I am very pleased with them. The light tread has plenty of grip on the rock surface, and they also do just fine when I leave the Trail for a section on pavement. A great tire for all but hardcore MTB.

By far my favorite commuter tire. I'm currently running them on a set of fulcrum racing quattros on a 105 cannondale cadd-x frame-set. I ran them on open-pros laced to ultegra hubs on a 9s ultegra surly cross check till it got stolen as well. They only weigh 70g per tire (700x28c) more than a 23c conti 4000s, roll well, don't flat and last thousands of miles. I don't know how much more you can ask from a tire. The one odd thing I find with these is there almost seems to be a break in period, similar to the urban max tires they replaced. The little nobbies / bumps/ mould hairs seem to catch a lot of air till they smooth out over the first 100 or so miles, (or mabey it the sidewall?) then they roll as well as any road tire out there. Being slightly wider also helps them soak up some road noise if you are running stiff wheels or a stiff frame set. Highly recommended as a commuter/light touring/reliable road tire for those who rack up miles on their bikes. Every now and then they make me question why exactly I spend more than double (hutchinson atom tubeless) per tire for my racing rig. anyways, very happy with these, ride hard :)

I like this tire a lot. I put them on my commute bike, my wife's Ruby and a fixed-gear bike.

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Submitted by
Canyon Condor
a Road Racer

Date Reviewed: August 28, 2011

Strengths: Durability, puncture protection, adhering to the road surface. They are not overly heavy either.

Bottom Line:

No tire is perfect for all conditions. They are all compromises between weight, stickiness, durability and puncture protection. After 3 months on these tires, I have had no flats and no complaints about durability or weight. They are outstanding.

I commute about 80 miles/week and ride about another 50-100 mi/week for fun. My routes are on ordinary bay area roads, including a lot of rides in the Santa Cruz mountains, and after comparing the ride on these T-servs on my commute bike with the ride on my 18 lb road bike, I sold the road bike. Coasting down hills is now 38 mph compared to 36 on the same hill with the other bike. They ride smoother, since they a running at 90psi instead of 120psi. I bought them because they were the lightest wide tires that I could find for all-weather commuting. (32mm) They are made in both 700C and 26in. They are very similar to the Urban Max tires, but I don't think those are available any more. I would say that they have really good puncture resistance, but that would just jinx it for me. I will say that I have flatted on other tires on my commute...